October 2016 - Inkscape Devel

More LPEs
by Maren Hachmann 29 Oct '16

29 Oct '16

Hi devs, I've just been playing with 0.92pre2, and found 8 (!) new LPEs that aren't mentioned in the Release notes (some of which I don't have a clue as to what they do). It's cool that there appears to be so much more to discover :) Will they all make it into into the stable version? Could someone add a rough description into the release notes for those that will be in 0.92? If there isn't time for fleshing it out, I'd offer to add screenshots and work on the text a bit (when I understand what they all do). It's these LPEs: - Attach Path - Bounding Box - Ellipse by 5 points - Fill between many - Fill between strokes - Interpolate Points - Join type - Taper stroke Regards, Maren

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Inkscape SVG and Maya SVG Import
by Miguel Lopez 27 Oct '16

27 Oct '16

Some of you may have heard of the fact that Autodesk is now supporting SVG, and to be fair, that was long overdue, but at least one is closer to having the choice of ditching AI8 format once and for all for a universal format. I'm having a issue importing a 1 KB optimized SVG from Inkscape.

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Bug in dxf-import.py line 443
by Timo Birnschein 27 Oct '16

27 Oct '16

Hey guys, there seems to be a bug in dxf-import.py in line 443: w = 90.0/25.4*vals[groups['370']][0]/00.0 This always crashed with a division by 0. A quick look reveals, this has to crash. I found a bugfix online which makes this line: w = 90.0/25.4*vals[groups['370']][0]/100.0 That helps and provides the desired results. The question is if this is the desired value or if the developer intended a different number? Cheers, Timo

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"Convert CSS attributes to XML attributes" breaks rendering in external applications
by Stefan Tauner 26 Oct '16

26 Oct '16

Hi, I have tried to submit a bug report via launchpad multiple times during the day but it seems to not like me today, thus I am submitting it via the ML. When I save an optimized .svg with the option "Convert CSS attributes to XML attributes" enabled with Inkscape 0.91 (Ubuntu 16.04), any application that I have tested but Inkscape do not display some parts of an image with the resulting file. I managed to create a MWE that should be handy enough for a successful analysis. Attached you can find the original Inkscape .svg and two optimized .svg files created with the CSS option turned on and off respectively. When the option is off then all applications render the dot fine, when it is on only Inkscape recognizes it. KR -- Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Tauner Research and Development Embedded Systems Department University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien Hoechstaedtplatz 6, 1200 Vienna, Austria T: +43 1 333 40 77-316 E: stefan.tauner@...3436... I: embsys.technikum-wien.at I: www.technikum-wien.at

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New video of rotate workspace
by Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz 26 Oct '16

26 Oct '16

Hi all! Because the feeddback for the previous video, I update it a bit. To enter in rotate mode you need SpaceBar+RightClick. or use the new widget in the bottom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orpb-Be4Z4A Thanks to all viewers, and people involved. Cheers, Jabier.

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Change in behaviour: Import image auto-groups the image
by C R 26 Oct '16

26 Oct '16

In trunk, all images dragged into the canvas are automatically put in a group. Is there a reason for this change? It's been a bit of a pain over the last few weeks, because: 1. It requires ungrouping the image, or clicking into the image group to view image properties 2. It requires the same to trace bitmap. Any ideas as to why this change was made? Thanks. :) -C

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Supporting Inkscape: What are the best ways?
by C R 24 Oct '16

24 Oct '16

Hey folks. So I've recently branched out into several FLOSS communities, and so I'm exposed to a lot more wishlist items. Generelly they are things on the roadmap, and many have to do with the SVG spec. When someone expresses a need for *x-feature* I generally send them to this page to help: https://inkscape.org/en/support-us/svg-standards-work/ I was wondering if this is the best thing to do. I get a lot of requests to help the project from people who I help get to grips with Inkscape and other FLOSS. Can someone provide a list of current links to parts of the project that need financial aide? I can sort out who to send where (based on the features they are interested in). But a comprehensive list of donation links would be awesome. :) Thanks! -C

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Re: [Inkscape-devel] [Inkscape-user] Inkscape 0.92 About Screen Contest
by Josh Andler 24 Oct '16

24 Oct '16

On Sun, Oct 23, 2016 at 4:29 PM, Arlo Barnes <arlo.barnes@...400...> wrote: > However, I recommend not continuing to use the phrase, but instead replacing > it with something like "material considered inappropriate or offensive will > be disqualified, at the judges' sole and final discretion". Thank you for the feedback and input. I have modified the text and it now reads "It must not contain anything inappropriate or otherwise offensive. We recommend avoiding things such as nudity, violence, and political or religious imagery. Material considered inappropriate or offensive will be disqualified at the development team's sole and final discretion." > That over with, I look forward to submitting my entries. Good luck! Cheers, Josh

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0.92: Middle mouse button not panning?
by Olof Bjarnason 23 Oct '16

23 Oct '16

I just noticed in 0.92-pre2, at least on Windows, the mouse middle button does not pan anymore. On 0.91 installation, same machine, middle mouse button pans. [ If enabling "scrolling" by space key (checkbox "Mouse move pans when Space is pressed"), that kind of panning works, however you need to have the canvas "focused" for this to work (you get this gratis with middle mouse button), so it's really inconvenient in comparison. ] Can anyone confirm with Linux build, or on another Windows machine? This feels more likely to be me having some corruption in my installations, than an actual regression, so I hesitate to report it just yet. Cheers,

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Inkscape 0.92 About Screen Contest
by Josh Andler 23 Oct '16

23 Oct '16

Hey all! The Inkscape team and community is winding down development and preparing to release Inkscape 0.92. With the upcoming release, we need to have a new About Screen done. This brings us to the Inkscape 0.92 About Screen Contest! This time we are hosting the contest on our website. For contest rules, more info, and to submit your entry please visit http://inkscape.org/community/about-screen-contests/ Deadline: November 13, 2016

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